Westbourne & Poets’ Corner by-election – Thursday 1 May 2025

Results of the Westbourne & Poets' Corner by-election

A poll to elect a ward councillor for Westbourne & Poets' Corner took place on Thursday 1 May 2025.

This vacancy was caused by the resignation of Leslie Pumm.

Sam Parrott was elected as Councillor for Westbourne & Poets' Corner.

Results

The results were as follows:

• Gary Farmer, Reform UK – 258 votes
• Keith William Donald Jago – 7 votes
• David Maples, Independent Trade Union and Socialist Candidate – 91 votes
• Georgia Arabella McKinley Fitch, Independents for Direct Democracy – 93 votes
• Tony Meadows, Conservative Party – 129 votes
• Sam Parrott, Labour Party – 894 votes
• Geoff Shanks, Green Party – 685 votes
• Michael Wang, Liberal Democrats – 598 votes

The turnout was 36.95%

Read the declaration of result for Westbourne & Poets' Corner.

Who could vote

To vote in these elections you had to be:

• registered to vote by Friday 11 April 2025
• a resident of Westbourne & Poets’ Corner ward or a registered Crown servant or service elector in respect of an address in the ward
• age 18 or over on polling day 

Find out more about which elections you can vote in.

Key dates and deadlines

• Friday 11 April 2025 – last day to register to vote
• Monday 14 April, 5pm:
  • last day for us to receive your postal vote application
  • last day to cancel your postal vote
  • last day to change existing proxy arrangements
• Wednesday 23 April, 5pm
  • last day for us to receive new proxy vote applications
  • last day for us to receive your Voter Authority Certificate application
• Friday 25 April – the first day to reissue replacement postal votes
• Thursday 1 May – polls open from 7am to 10pm
• Friday 2 May – ballot papers counted, with results expected in the afternoon